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Seeking any information/photos re: Maj George Francis Cummings, USMC (1921-2018) WWII Pacific Theater.

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Seeking any information/photos for Maj George Francis Cummings, USMC (born 1921- died 2018, interred at Arlington).  Major Cummings served during WWII in a number of major battles in the Pacific Theater.  I am looking for any information, especially photos, that may be available.

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    OMPFs and medical records of officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps who were separated from service after 1904 and before 1960 are located at NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002.  To request these records, please mail a completed GSA Standard Form 180 to NPRC.

     

    Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.

     

    Archival OMPFs may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information.  Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment. 

    Individual photographs were not required of all persons who served in the Armed Forces. The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) may or may not contain a photograph. You may request a copy of the photograph from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC will advise you regarding the status of the photograph.Information regarding how to request an OMPF is available at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

     

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

     

    We hope this assists you with your research! 

     

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

     

    OMPFs and medical records of officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps who were separated from service after 1904 and before 1960 are located at NARA's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO  63138-1002.  To request these records, please mail a completed GSA Standard Form 180 to NPRC.

     

    Veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. If there is any information requested by the form that you do not know, you may omit it or provide estimates (such as for dates), but the more information you provide, the easier it will be to locate the correct file. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.

     

    Archival OMPFs may also be requested by visiting the Archival Research Room at the National Archives at St. Louis. Please see the linked web pages for more information.  Please email stlarr.archives@nara.gov for further assistance prior to making an appointment. 

    Individual photographs were not required of all persons who served in the Armed Forces. The Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) may or may not contain a photograph. You may request a copy of the photograph from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC will advise you regarding the status of the photograph.Information regarding how to request an OMPF is available at https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

     

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

     

    We hope this assists you with your research! 

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)

    [RR2RR 23-41409 AHR]

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